Carrick was shown a second yellow card in stoppeage-time for kicking the ball away.
“It was very soft to be honest,” Carrick told Sky Sports News.
“It rolled at me and I flicked it into Pat’s path as he’s ran past me.
“It wasn’t as if there was a player from their team trying to get it and it didn’t slow the game down in any way.
“I was just shocked really, to be honest.”
Carrick replied, when asked if he had spoken to the referee about the incident: “What can you say really?
“He said it was for kicking the ball away, but I don’t believe I kicked the ball away to be honest.
“I didn’t slow the game down in any way, I was just surprised more than anything.”
